POTUS Fact 10: First unelected President and the first without a Vice President
“His Accidency“, “Ex-Vice President“, “Acting President“, were some of the numerous nicknames given to the 10th President of America, John
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Month: December 2018
POTUS Fact 9: Shortest Presidency and the First President to die in the White House
William Henry Harrison Sr. (February 9, 1773 – April 4, 1841) was an American military officer, a principal contributor in
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Martin Van Buren: The only President who spoke English as a Second Language
Little, shrewd, wily and red-haired, the eighth President of America (1837-1841), Martin Van Buren (December 5, 1782 – July 24,
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POTUS Fact 7: The only President to pay off National Debt
Andrew Jackson (March 15, 1767 – June 8, 1845) was an American soldier and statesman who served as the seventh
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POTUS Fact 6: First President whose Father was also a President
John Quincy Adams (July 11, 1767–February 23, 1848) was an American statesman who served as a diplomat, minister and ambassador
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The Pioneer Historian: Kenneth Onwuka Dike (1917-1983)
Professor Kenneth Onwuka Dike (December 17, 1917-October 26, 1983), B.A., M.A., PhD.,Hon. LLD, Hon. D.Litt., Hon. D.Sc., Andrew W. Mellon
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Edward VIII: The King who gave up his Throne for a Woman
On December 11, 1936, Edward VIII (1894-1972), King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and Emperor
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Nigeria’s First Goalkeeper: Sam Henshaw Ibiam, the Black Magnet
Sam Henshaw Ibiam (April 4, 1925—December 2, 2015), popularly known as “The Black Magnet” during his playing days, was a
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POTUS Fact 5: Father of Liberia, last President never to be photographed
James Monroe (April 28, 1758 – July 4, 1831) was an American statesman and Founding Father who served as the
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Aminu Kano: Once Upon a Radical
When he was writing his letter of resignation from the services of the colonial government to go into full time
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Margaret Ekpo: Fighter and Defender of Women’s Rights
Teacher, politician and activist, Margaret Aniemewue Ekpo (July 27, 1914 – September 21, 2006) was born on in an era
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POTUS Fact 4: Shortest and Smallest President
James Madison Jr. (March 16, 1751 – June 28, 1836) was an American statesman and Founding Father who served as
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